Staple button



Jan. 2l, 1930." F. la. WHITE ET AL 4 1,744,349

STAPLE BUTTON Filed July 16, 1929 INVENTon Patented Jan. 21, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRANKLIN R. WHITE, OF WATERBURY, WALTER T. ABEL, OF WATERVILLE, AND LEONARD R. CARLEY, OF WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS TO THE PATENT BUTTON COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTL- CUT STAPLE Application led July 16,

Our invention relates to new and useful improvements in buttons, and more particularly to that type of button known as a staple button.

The invention broadly contemplates a hollow shell in which there is placed an anvil or die, the shell being provided with an imperforate hub. The two pronged staple is driven up through the bottom of the hub, and the prongs contacting with the die are guided or turned downwardly, so that they will, in their deformed state, lie adjacent to each other and jam down against the metal at the bottom of the hub to thus tightly hold the r button to the cloth.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a very simple button similar in its broadest aspect to the button shown in Patent, No. 1,463,236, granted to Franklin R. White on July 31, 1923.

In that instance, the die was provided with two concave surfaces to throw the prongs of the staples outwardly, whereas in the present instance the die or anvil has only one concave surface and is so formed as to throw the deformed prongs toward each other, lie adjacent and contact with the central chamber in the bottom of the hub.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a staple button wherein the imperforate base is provided with a centrally depressed ring, so that the prongs of the staple will be guided in their initial piercing properly against the die or anvil and lock in the metal centrally of the depressed ring.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain new'and novel arrangements and combination of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

Referring now to the drawings showing an embodiment of our invention,

Fig. 1 shows a sectional view of the button,

BUTTON 1929. Serial N0. 378,678.

a fragmentary piece of cloth and a about to be inserted;

Fig. 2 shows a fragmentary piece of cloth with one button in side elevation and the other button in its attached position in section;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the cover, anvil and shell of the button separated;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the button, a part of the cover being broken away for the sake of clearness;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the shell;

Fig.4 6 is aI perspective of the staple; and

Fig. 7 is a perspective of the. die or anvil.

At the outset, it might be stated that this is also what is known as a closed top button, so that the cover or shell may have any desired insignia pressed therein. It might also be mentioned that the several views show the button in a greatly enlarged state which was done simply for the purpose of clearness of illustration and to show the manner in which the staple is jammed into the bottom of the hub of the button.

Referring now more particularly to the several views, there may be seen the button shell which comprises the body 1 which is a relatively fiat portion and is provided with the upwardly and outwardly extending rim 2. Centrally of the shell and integrally formed therewith is the hub 3, the sides of which may taper slightly toward its lower extremity, while across the bottom of the hub may be seen the imperforate base 4, which is provided with the small depressed ring 5, "thus forming the slight depression or chamber 6 within the hub, as may be seen in the several views.

Located within the hub is the anvil or die 7 having the plate 8 which is of sufficient diameter to rest on the body portion of the button head, while formed integral with this plate 8 is the head 9, which also slightly tilpnlrs to t loosely within the hub of the S e e Y sta-ple The bottom surface of this head 9 is provided with the concave chamber 10, which extends directly above the depressed portion 6 in the bottom of the hub and over the depressed ring portion 5 formed in the bottom surface or base of the hub.

After the anvil is placed in position, a cover plate 11 is secured about the peripheral rim 2 to hold the anvil in place and complete the button head. It might be mentioned here that the anvil serves a double function, in that when the button is attached, that is, when the staple is driven up through the goods and against the anvil, there must be a plunger or block against the cover or top surface of the button, and this anvil withln the shell forms a support for the cover and prevents any mai-ring of any insignia on the cap of the button. iV e have not shown any insignia on the cap, but it is rso well understoodl in the art that these buttons may have the brand or name thereon that it was not thought necessary to illustrate the insignia.

Glancing at Fig. 6 for the moment, there will be seen a staple 124 provided with the prongs 13 and 14, these staples being generally cut from a metal blank and then yprovided with the small cap 15 so as to'provide a neat appearance and to lclinch or clamp the goods on the inner surface.

Looking at Fig. 2 for the moment and to thesectional button where itis shown. as attached, therevmay be seen the pieceV ofscloth 16, while'the prongs 13 and 14 of the staple have been driven through the cloth. and have pierced the base 4 of the bottom of the hub,

the prong, of course, first contacting with` the metal walls of the ring portion 5. The near prong 13 in Fig. 2 is shown as having struck the die and as having Ybeen guided from the left toward the right, as may be clearly seen in this View.` In the same manner, the prong 14 when striking theidie,.has been guided toward the left, that is, the point thereof, so that it will assume the position shown in Fig. 4. In other words, thev two staple prongs when in their nally deformed positionlic adjacent one another and extend in the opposite directions `and also over or in the small concave chamber 6 in the base of the hub and, in fact, may bev jammed down within this chamber.

It will thus be seen that after the staple is once driven through the cloth up into theV button head and guided downwardly, the prongs willtightly hold the button to the cloth.

By setting the head of the 'diefnearly adjacent with the inner bottom surface of the hub, the prongs of thestaples will be jammed downwardly intothe hub andl in their finally deformed statefmay bey even .more mutilated than that shown in^Fig.2. In other Words, the metal of the prongs is all jammed down into the bottom of the hub to thus more tightly hold the button in position.

It might also be mentioned that the metal about the pierced holes will be curved back and the prong of the staple will also be jammed down against those j aggered edges to more tightly hold the button in position.

By providing a staple button of this character, a closed top button may be used and the cover may have insignia thereon which will not be in any way mutilated when the button is attached in the standard button attaching machines, because the anvil not only deflects the staple prongs correctly but supports the cover plate when the plunger above the button contacts with the cover while the tack is being driven up within the imperforate hub.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A staple-button comprising a shell, said shell having a body portion, a hollow hub and an imperforate base, an anvil iny said shell and a cover over said shell, said anvil provided with a head projecting downvwithin the hollow hub and in close proximity to the base, the lower surface of the head being provided with a concave chamber and the base of the hub having a depression opposite the said concave chamber and a ring portion formed therein, the ring portion adaptedv to guide the prongs of a staple against said die and downwardly to nest in the depression in the base.

2. A staple button comprising a shell, the shell having a body portion and an upwardlyA extending rim, a cover over said rim, an anvil in said button and resting on the body portion thereof and said anvil provided with a head extending downwardly in said hub, said hub having an imperforate base and a depressed ring portion formed in said base to provide a central chamber in said base, the said ring portion adapted to guide the prong of a staple against said die and turn said staple toward each other and nest in the depression formed in said base.

3. A closed top button comprising a shell having a body portion, an upwardly extending peripheral rim, an integral hub and an imperforate base for said hub, an anvil within said shell and a cover resting against the upper surface of said anvil and said cover secured to lsaid peripheral' rim, said anvil having a head fitting downwardly in said hub, the base having an impressed ring portion and a consequential depressed chamber, a two pronged staple adapted to be driven through the ringportion of said base, the prongs of the staple defiecting against said anvil and` jammed toward each other and nesting in the central chamber of the base.

4f. A closed top button comprising a shell,

a cover formed in said shell, the said shell A* anvil in said shell, said anvil having a concave chamber above said base, said base having a central chamber of less diameter than the diameter of the chamber in the hub, and the said chambers being directly opposite each other and forming substantially one chamber and the portion of said chamber in said base adapted to receive the end portions of the mutilated prongs of a staple to thereby hold the button to the article to which it is to be attached.

In testimony whereof We aiiX our signatures.

FRANKLIN R. WHITE. WALTER T. ABEL. LEONARD R. GARLEY. 

